To do this: Open Finder, go to Finder Preferences from the top finder menu and check the Hard disks option in General tab. However you can change the settings in Finder Preferences to show it in Finder sidebar and as an icon on desktop. By default you won’t find it in Finder and desktop as most of the users do not need to access the system files and folders. In Mac, the root directory can also be referred as Macintosh HD as this will show you the root directory files and folders.
Method 1: Show Macintosh HD in Finder and Desktop I will also tell you how to see the hidden directories in root directory. In this guide, I will show you how to access the root directory in Mac, there are several ways to do it. By default Mac doesn’t show you the Root directory in Finder or Desktop.
